Maternal Fetal Medicine Physician

We are seeking a BC/BE fellowship-trained Maternal Fetal Medicine physician to join our vibrant and growing division of eight attending physicians providing services for over 5,000 deliveries/year.

• Prime and low-cost-of-living location in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania, home to Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton. Less than 60 minutes to Philadelphia and 90 minutes to midtown Manhattan.
• Fully flexible position to allow for full-time, part-time or research/teaching employment combinations.
• Potential earning opportunity to $700,000/year.
• Consultative-only position with a collegial team consisting of eight physicians, two nurse practitioners, two on-site genetic counselors and a full complement of nurses, 20 MFM sonographers, and friendly and efficient support staff.

Other Highlights include:

• Clinical appointments at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and onsite teaching at the Temple/St. Lukes School of Medicine.
• Currently 86 Ob/Gyn physicians and Advanced Practitioners, 5 core subspecialties, 24 Ob/Gyn residents, 2 MIGS fellows and 1 GYN Onc fellow.
• AIUM accredited ultrasound practice including fetal echocardiography.
• ISUOG Obstetrical Ultrasound Basic Training Course for Ob/Gyn residents
• GE Healthcare National Show Site for Women's Imaging
• 26 Level III NICU Beds, multiple pediatric subspecialties, busy and fully staffed Diabetes and Pregnancy program, Buprenorphine certified physicians
•  Three state-of-the-art Labor and Delivery units located in dedicated Women and Babies Pavilions
• Joseph Bell MD (Division Chief) is principial investigator at St. Luke's in CHAP Study consortium; other ongoing research includes IC-Clear (International Collaborative Cerclage Longitudinal Evaluation and Research)
• Generous benefits packages including moving allowance, malpractice, health insurance, tuition reimbursement, CME allowance, tax-deferred retirement plan and maternity/paternity leave.

With the highest-level clinical care, flexible work schedules, and > 90 % MGMA salary, we truly feel that this is one of the best MFM positions in the country!

If interested in learning more about this position, please contact and forward C.V. to:

Christine Figler
Physician Talent Acquisition Specialist
St. Luke's University Health Network
Christine.Figler@sluhn.org

Or

Joseph Bell, M.D.
Division Chief, Maternal Fetal Medicine
Joseph.Bell@sluhn.org

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 20,000 employees providing services at 15 campuses and 300+ outpatient sites.  With annual net revenue of $3.5 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital.

SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction.  It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital.  The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Fortune/Merative 11 times total and eight years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.  In 2021, St. Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. 

St. Luke’s has been named the Top Workplace in the large employer category by the Morning Call. This is the second year in a row that St. Luke’s has been recognized as a Top Workplace.  In addition, St. Luke’s has been named a Top Workplace nationally, in the Philadelphia region and in New Jersey. St. Luke’s is the ONLY healthcare institution in Pennsylvania and the third-highest ranked healthcare entity in the nation to be designated a Top Workplace in 2024.

In 2024, St. Luke's was named one of the Nation's Best Employers for New Grads, a top 10 ranked employer in Pennsylvania and the #1 ranked health care employer in the state by Forbes Magazine.

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As a leading healthcare provider, St. Luke’s University Health Network is committed to protecting our employees, patients and community.  As we continue to provide quality care to our patients, we are taking important next steps to prevent undue harm to our employees & ensure our patients have a safe environment for medical care and treatment.   Effective immediately, St. Luke’s is requiring all new hires, along with our current employees, to be fully vaccinated against COVID as a condition of employment.  Medical or religious exemptions will be reviewed as per our policy and guidelines.  

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